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Lake City ReporterTHURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75 LAKECITYREPORTER.COM LOCALArea farmers learn about hybrid corn, 6A. CALL US: (386) 752-1293 SUBSCRIBE TO THE REPORTER: Voice: 755-5445 Fax: 752-9400 Vol. 140, No. 122 TODAYS WEATHER Opinion . . . . . . 4A Local . . . . . . . 6A Obituaries . . . . . 5A Advice & Comics . . 3B Puzzles . . . . . . . 2B 94 72Storm chance, 2A HONORING FLANAGANSee Page 6A. Registration for football, cheerleading now through Saturday.See Page 1B.Transparency needed at DOC JASON MATTHEW WALKER/ Lake City ReporterAn excavator works to dig out a dump truck that flipped over while backing up at the Winfield Solid Waste Facility on Wednesday. The truck, which was fully loaded with dirt, weighed an estimated 30 tons when it tipped over. The driver was taken to the Lake City Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. No one else was hurt. Fully-loaded dump truck WINFIELD SOLID WASTEElection Day delayed?Local home sales jumpBy SARAH LOFTUSsloftus@lakecityreporter.comThe average price of single-family homes in Columbia County fell this June compared to June 2013. However, the number of homes sold rose sharply. Dan Gherna, the executive vice president of the Lake City Board of Realtors, said the housing market is still a buyers one, but the market is improving. Weve stabilized, he said. We continue to climb very slowly. Statistics on single-family home prices in Columbia County from the Lake City Board of Realtors show that the average selling price of homes in June was $112,033, an 11.7 percent decrease from June 2013. However, Gherna said he believes prices went down because there were more cash sales and foreclosures this June compared to June 2013. Cash sales and foreclosures drive prices down, he said. That figure doesnt indicate that overall housing prices in the county are going down, he said. Forty-four homes were closed on in June, a 15.8 percent increase from the previous year. Twenty-one of those were traditional sales, 19 were foreclosures, and four were short sales, data shows. The median sale price of the 21 traditional-sale homes in June was $142,000, a 9.2. percent increase from June 2013s median sale price of $130,000. The median sale price of single-family homes sold through traditional sales, foreclosures and short sales in June was also higher than that of the year and month before, but Gherna said the median price is typically less accurate than the average price. The median price in June was $117,950, a one percent increase compared to last June. In May, the median price was $93,630. The median price can be skewed by expensive homes, Gherna said. Figures rise 15.8% over last year.From wire service and staff reportsTALLAHASSEE A Florida judge is being asked to move this years election dates including postponing next months primary in order to draw up new congressional districts for the state. The request was filed Wednesday by a coalition of groups, including the League of Women Voters, who successfully challenged Floridas current congressional map. Circuit Judge Terry Lewis ruled earlier this month that the state Legislature illegally drew the districts in 2012 to primarily benefit the Republican Party. After redistricting verdict, groups want new maps drawn before 2014 primary.See story, Page 3ADriver suffers minor injuries; truck sustains $10,000 in damage, according to FHP. Friends gather for radio tribute to former supt.See Page 4A.OPINION JUNE STATS44 Homes sold 21 Traditional 19 Foreclosures 4 Short sales 15.8% increase in total sales from June 2013 11.7% decrease in sale price from June 2013 Horne REDISTRICTING continued on 6A Crews is Champion of Children Report: Ohio pair arrested for car theftFrom staff reportsIt isnt every day that a NASA engineer makes the move from working on the space shuttle and International Space Station to being a classroom teacher in a rural high school. Its even more remarkable for that teacher to involve her students in raising $100,000 to create an award-winning FIRST Robotics team while also teaching calculus, physics and engineering technology. Celena Crews, Columbia Countys 2014 Teacher of the Year, received statewide recognition and an award of $1,000 from the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations and Florida Power & Light recently for being just that remarkable of a teacher. She was chosen from among 67 county teachers of the year as the CFEFs annual Champion of Children recipient for exemplary dedication to her students. Florida Power & Light sponsored the award with FPL Education Manager Maureen Wilt making the surprise announcement during concluding presentations at the Macys/Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year Program in Orlando.Instant credibilityCrews was singled out for her efforts to increase business and community investment and involvement in her classroom at Columbia High School and for the extraordinary opportunities she COURTESYCelena Crews (center), Columbia County Teacher of the Year, stands with Superintendent Terry Huddleston and Maureen Wilt, Education Program Manager at Florida Power & Light, after Crews was named 2014 Champion of Children by the Consortium of Florida Education Foundation. Unexpected honor at statewide teacher of year celebration.By SARAH LOFTUSsloftus@lakecityreporter.comAn Ohio couple was arrested for car theft on Tuesday after the Columbia County Sheriffs Office found they had stolen a car from their friend and driven it to Lake City, according to a CCSO arrest report. Bradley Harvey, 37, of 324 Heller Drive, Newcomers Town, Ohio, and Jackie Keener, 33, of the same address, were arrested for grand theft auto, the report says. CCSO went to the home of HOUSING continued on 3A CREWS continued on 6A PUSHING FOR POP WARNER Harvey Keener CAR THEFT continued on 3A

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2A LAKE CITY REPORTER DAILY BRIEFING THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 Page Editor: Emily Lawson, 754-0424 Awarded a Pell Grant? Better double-check WASHINGTON Potentially tens of thousands of students awarded a Pell Grant or other need-based federal aid for the coming school year could find it taken away because of a mistake in filling out the form. The mistake primarily stems from an online form change to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, made Jan. 1 that expanded the field to enter income. Many applicants unnecessarily entered a decimal point and cents that the system ignored. The error led to students being declared eligible for aid when they are not and ineligible when they are. Fewer than 200,000 applicants have been declared eligible when they are not, the Education Department said. Data checks to try to identify those students are underway, the department said, and the form has been changed to help prevent the mistake in the future. Although some applicants and many institutions have already identified and corrected the error, not all necessary corrections have been made, the department said in an online posting. The FAFSA form is filled out annually by millions of applicants. Unlike student loans, Pell grants are not repaid. 7a 1p 7p 1a 6 a LAKE CITY ALMANA C SUN MOON UV INDEX EXTREME: 10 minutes to burn T odays ultra-violet radiation risk for the a r ea on a scale f r om 0 to 10+. FYI An exclusive service brought to our readers by The W eather Channel. SPONSORED B Y City THE WEA THER WEA THER HIST O R Y Pensacola T allahassee Panama City V aldosta Daytona Beach Cape Canaveral Gainesville Lake City Ocala Orlando Jacksonville T ampa W est Palm Beach Ft. Myers Ft. Lauderdale Naples Miami Key W est TEMPERA TURESNor mal high Nor mal low PRECIPIT A TIONMonth total Y ear total HI LO LO HI LO HI LO HI LO HI 24 25 26 27 28Friday Saturday Cape Canaveral 91/76/ts 91/77/ts Daytona Beach 91/76/ts 91/75/ts Fort Myers 92/75/ts 91/75/ts Ft. Lauderdale 92/79/ts 91/79/ts Gainesville 93/73/ts 92/72/ts Jacksonville 93/74/ts 92/74/ts Key West 90/82/pc 90/82/ts Lake City 93/73/ts 92/72/ts Miami 90/78/ts 90/79/ts Naples 90/77/ts 91/77/ts Ocala 92/73/ts 92/72/ts Orlando 93/78/ts 93/78/ts Panama City 86/78/ts 87/78/pc Pensacola 85/79/pc 87/78/pc Tallahassee 93/73/ts 93/74/ts Tampa 92/78/ts 92/79/ts Valdosta 93/73/ts 94/73/ts W. Palm Beach 90/78/ts 90/77/ts94/72 94/74 94/72 92/74 90/76 86/77 92/72 92/76 92/72 94/77 90/76 92/74 90/77 90/79 90/76 86/79 90/77 90/81 Weak tropical storm Claudette roamed ashore over southeastern Texas on this date in 1980. Alvin, Texas reported 43 inches of rain to set the 24 hour rainfall record for the United States. High Wednesday Low Wednesday 91 100 in 1893 62 in 1965 90 72 71 Wednesday 0.00" 12.69" Test 27.72" 4.61" 6:44 a.m. 8:29 p.m. 6:45 a.m. 8:28 p.m. 4:49 a.m. 6:45 p.m.July 26 Aug 3 Aug 10 Aug 17 New First Full Last Quarter Quarter Sunrise today Sunset today Sunrise tom. Sunset tom. Moonrise today Moonset today Moonrise tom. Moonset tom. Record high Record low Normal month-to-date Normal year-to-date THU94 72 FRI92 72 SAT92 72 SUN92 72 MON92 72WEATHER BY-THE-DAY 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed 90 92 90 91 89 90 90 69 71 72 71 71 71 71Actual high Actual low Average high Average low REGIONAL FORECAST MAP for Thursday, July 24 Thursday's highs/Thursday night's low 12 Extreme mins to burn 20Slight chance of storms Slight chance of storms Slight chance of storms Slight chance of storms Slight chance of storms 7:28 p.m.HI LO HI LO HI LO HI LO HI LO29.94" 5:40 a.m.Forecasts, data and graphics WSI Poll: Voters not happy with either Crist or ScottTALLAHASSEEVoters dont trust Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Republican-turnedDemocrat Charlie Crist in whats turning out to be close race for governor, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. And that means Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie could be a spoiler in a race where voters arent happy with their choice. In a head-to-head matchup, voters prefer Crist over Scott 45 to 40 percent. When Wyllie was added to the poll, he received 9 percent support and drew more independent voters away from Crist than Scott, making the race a statistical tie. Voters dont like either of the major party candidates. They dont think either candidate is honest and trustworthy, they have unfavorable opinions of both major party candidates, and that, to some degree, may explain how Mr. Wyllies doing as well as he is, said Peter Brown, assistant director of Quinnipiacs polling. The poll of 1,251 registered voters was conducted July 17-21. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.8 percent.Florida shuts down Jacksonville puppy mill JACKSONVILLE Florida has frozen assets and halted the operations of what officials say was a large English bulldog puppy mill in Jacksonville. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Wednesday a judge temporarily shut down the business and froze the mills assets while officials seek restitution for consumers. Accused are Brooke Roque, Anthony Roque, Glenda Roque, Kassaundra Buttram and Michelle Echols, who authorities say sold the dogs on websites. The businesses were named Five Star Bulldogs, Grand Bulldogs, Matrix Bulldogs, Remarkabull and Brooks Bullies. Bondi says more than 700 English bulldogs were sold for more than $1 million total, and that the five lied about the health and pedigree of the animals. Bondi says consumers were misled by claims the animals had valid health certificates and were certifiable with the American Kennel Club.Teen recovering after barracuda shreds chest DAYTONA BEACH A teenage boy is recovering after a 5-foot barracuda apparently jumped into his fathers boat and slashed his arm and chest. The incident happened Sunday while 13-year-old Parker King was fishing with his dad, Irwin King. He was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center, where he underwent two surgeries to repair the damage. Hes now sporting 27 staples and 17 stitches. Scripture of the Day I look up to the people who keep on dancing even after the music has stopped, because those are the people who will keep on trying even after all hope is lost. Author unknownBut Jesus said, Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 19:14 See an error? Thought for Today The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture and information to associate editor Emily Lawson at elawson@lakecityreporter.com. Submissions The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will run in this space. Thanks for reading. CARTER JACKSON/ Special to the ReporterFeeding the ducksTiffany Jennings, 22, and her daughter Kamdyn Jennings, 3, feed the ducks at Lake Isabella in downtown Lake City. Tiffany said, We love coming here. Kamdyn enjoys feeding the ducks and has a great time here. Winning Lottery Numbers Cash 3: (Wednesday) 3-5-4 Play 4: (Wednesday) 9-0-6-4 Fantasy 5: (Tuesday) 17-18-24-32-34 Associated Press HOW TO REACH USMain number ........ (386) 752-1293 Fax number .............. 752-9400 Circulation ............... 755-5445 Online ... www lakecityreporter com The Lake City Reporter, an affiliate of Community Newspapers Inc., is published Tuesday through Friday and Sunday at 180 E. Duval St., Lake City, Fla. 32055. Periodical postage paid at Lake City, Fla. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation and The Associated Press. All material herein is property of the Lake City Reporter. Reproduction in whole or in part is forbidden without the permission of the publisher. U.S. Postal Service No. 310-880. 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Page Editor: Emily Lawson, 754-0424 LAKE CITY REPORTER LOCAL THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 3A OUR RATES CALL FOR A rffnfftb www.campuscu.com Call 386-754-9088 and press 4 Visit your local service centerMembership is open to anyone in Alachua, Columbia and Suwannee counties!3Lake City 1658 W. US Hwy. 90 Gville E. Campus 1200 SW 5th Ave. W. Campus 1900 SW 34th St. Jonesville 107 NW 140th Terrace Hunters Walk 5115 NW 43rd St. Tower Square 5725 SW 75th St. UF Health Shands Room H-1 Springhills Commons 9200 NW 39th Ave. Alachua 14759 NW 157th Ln. Ocala 3097 SW College Rd. East Ocala 2444 E. Silver Springs Blvd. West Marion 11115 SW 93rd Court Rd. Summereld 17950 US Hwy. 441 Tallahassee 1511 Killearn Center Blvd. ATTN: EILEEN BENNETT LAKE CITY REPORTER Runs: Thursday, July 24, 2014 Size: 6 col. (10.625) x 10.5, Black/White File name: -24_CMPS_JoyrideAutoLoanBW-rev_LC.pdf Sent out: by e-mail 7/21/14 Fran Rowe, Clark/Nikdel/Powell Advertising, 863-299-9980 x1030 No money down!2 Lower your payments with terms up to 84 months!OFFER NOT AVAILABLE ON EXISTING CAMPUS LOANS. OFFER IS FOR NEW LOANS ONLY. MAY NOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFER. OFFER SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 1. Credit approval required. Your APR may vary based on your credit worthiness, loan amount, term of loan and vehicle. For example a $35,000.00 loan with no money down at 2.0% for 60 months would require 59 monthly payments of $617.68 and a nal payment of $601.38, nance charge of $1,920.95, for a total of payments of $37,044.50. The amount nanced is $35,123.55, the APR is 2.0%. APR = Annual Percentage Rate. 2. For qualied buyers. 3. Credit approval and initial $5 deposit required. Mention this ad and well waive the $15 new membership fee. This credit union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration. Shop the dealership with a CAMPUS Pre-Approved Loan Draft and negotiate as a cash buyer! Have a loan with another lender? Save money by renancing your loan with CAMPUS! LOW RATE AUTO LOANS AS LOW AS APR1for up to 60 months According to the data, single-family homes sold in June were on the market for a median of 59 days, a large decrease compared to previous months and last June. In May, the median days homes were on the market before being sold was 83. Gherna said its good news that that figure has decreased. However, the average percent of the original listed price sellers got went down by 1.3 percent from last June. Home sellers on average received 91.1 percent of their asking price in June, and in June 2013, they got 92.3 percent of their list prices. Gherna said in a truly healthy market, sellers should get 95 percent of their asking price. It will take approximately 11.2 months to sell the 439 homes listed in Columbia County at the end of June, data predicts. That estimation shows that the market is definitely still a buyers, Gherna said. In order to be neither a buyers nor sellers market, it should take about 5.2 months for the current inventory of homes to be sold, he said.By MEGAN REEVESmreeves@lakecityreporter.comA loaded 30-ton dump truck, along with its driver, overturned at the Winfield Solid Waste Facility Wednesday. Johnny L Hostick, Jr., 32, was transported to Lake City Medical Center where he was treated for minor injures and released, according to Columbia County Operations Manager Kevin Kirby. Kirby said that the 2000 Mack Dump Truck had been filled with dirt that was to be moved to the landfill. A Florida Highway Patrol news release said Hostick backed over a berm shortly before 11:30 a.m. and overturned. According to FHP, there was about $10,000 worth of damage to the truck. No charges were filed. Hostick was wearing a seat belt, the release said. Our driver has minor injuries, Kirby said. We are blessed.Fully-loaded dump truck flips over HOUSINGContinued From 1A From staff reportsIf you need to make party changes or register to vote for the Aug. 26 primary election, please do so before July 28. All address changes can be made prior to election day. Signature updates must be made prior to the start of canvassing of absentee ballots. Stop by the office of Liz P. Horne, Supervisor of Elections, 971 W Duval St. Suite 102. Update voter info this weekFrom staff reportsThe Great Suwannee River Cleanup began with an idea to clean up the Suwannee from the Georgia state line all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Building on three successful years of clean up, last years efforts expanded to include the Suwannees tributaries. The rivers that flow into the Suwannee suffer the same fate when trash and harmful garbage accumulate on river bottoms and along riverbanks. Last year, divers scoured river bottoms as volunteers worked on the river banks to remove literally thousands of pounds of trash. Its time to do it again this year. Volunteers are needed to organize cleanups on the Suwannee, the Santa Fe and the Ichetucknee rivers. The 2014 cleanup will occur during a three-month window from September through November along the Suwannee River and its tributaries. Register your group, the date of your cleanup, and your river section online at http://tinyurl.com/l9pntwn. Shortly after registration, your cleanup will appear on the event map. Current Problems is available to assist you as you plan your cleanup and to provide supplies (grabbers, buckets, trash bags, etc.). If you have questions please contact Current Problems Executive Director Fritzi Olson at 352-215-7554 or e-mail her at aar@currentproblems.org.Sign up now for the Great Suwannee River Clean Up 2 locals wanted in HawaiiBy MEGAN REEVESmreeves@lakecityreporter.comTwo Lake City residents were arrested Monday after police found active warrants for their arrest through Hawaii. The state of Hawaii told police they plan to extradite. Christine Bray Lane, 23, and Donald Ray Lane, 33, both of Lake City were arrested for out-of-county warrants after police found they were wanted in Hawaii. At about 1:13 p.m., Columbia County Sheriffs Office deputies responded to Early Learning Center on South Main Street in reference to a possible sighting of the suspects. Deputy Don Meyer spotted the couple walking out in front of the center and took them into custody without incident, according to an arrest report. It was confirmed by CCSO that each of them have active warrants for multiple counts of interference with child custody, for which the state of Hawaii plans to extradite them, the report said. According to the report, both were transported to Columbia County Detention Facility. Christine Lane is being held on a $100,000 bond, and Donald Lane is being held without bond. Details of the interfering-with-custody case were not immediately available from Hawaii officials. the family the couple was staying with after receiving an anonymous tip that Harvey and Keener were in trouble with law enforcement, the report says. When CCSO arrived at the house, the couple said they had gotten in trouble for manufacturing methamphetamine. They told CCSO they had not yet received a court date and were waiting on one. According to the report, there were warrants for Harvey and Keener out of Ohio, but the warrants were not extraditable. After CCSO left the residence, it found out that they were suspects in the theft of a 1997 blue Chevy Impala in Ohio. The report says CCSO returned to the home, but the vehicle wasnt there. According to the report, a deputy found the car at an S&S gas station on U.S. Highway 441 and verified that it was stolen. CCSO returned once again to the home, and Harvey and Keener said their friend let them borrow the car on July 16 but didnt know they had brought it to Florida. Harvey told CCSO he told his friend he just needed to use the car, the report says. After Deputy Brad Carpenter arrested the two, he contacted Ohio law enforcement, which told him the state attorney was going to make the warrants extraditable nationwide, and because of that, they were arrested without bond, the report says. Harvey and Keener were arrested Tuesday 7:14 p.m. and were transported to Columbia County Detention Facility where they remained as of press time. CAR THEFTContinued From 1A From staff reportsThe CHS Class of 1974 will hold its 40th Class Reunion on August 15 and 16. Friday, August 15 will consist of an informal get-together at Gator Dockside at 7 p.m. Saturday, August 16 will be the reunion at Quail Heights Country Club. Social hour will begin at 7 p.m.; a DJ will perform from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. The cash bar will be available all night along with hor doeuvres. Cost is $25 per person or $50 per couple. Send your registration and check payable to CHS 1974 Class Reunion, 223 SE Lillian Loop Apt. 102 (Lake City) no later than August 1. Contact Tonia Edenfield at 386-961-6328 with questions.Sign up soon for CHS reunion

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OPINION Thursday, July 24, 2014 www.lakecityreporter.com 4A Lake City Reporter Serving Columbia County Since 1874 The Lake City Reporter is published with pride for residents of Columbia and surrounding coun-ties by Community Newspapers Inc. We believe strong newspapers build strong communities  Newspapers get things done! Our primary goal is to publish distinguished and profitable community-oriented newspapers. This mission will be accomplished through the teamwork of professionals dedicated to truth, integrity and hard work. Todd Wilson, Publisher Robert Bridges, Editor Emily Lawson, Associate Editor Sue Brannon, Controller Dink NeSmith, President Tom Wood, Chairman OUR OPINION LETTERS POLICY Letters to the Editor should be typed or neatly written and double spaced. Letters should not exceed 400 words and will be edited for length and libel. Letters must be signed and include the writers name, address and telephone number for verification. Writers can have two letters per month published. Letters and guest columns are the opinion of the writers and not necessarily that of the Lake City Reporter BY MAIL: Letters, P.O. Box 1709, Lake City, FL 32056; or drop off at 180 E. Duval St. downtown. BY FAX: (386) 752-9400. BY EMAIL: news@lakecityreporter.com Historically, the Florida Department of Corrections has been one of the more tight-lipped state agencies we contend with in gathering news on a daily basis. Very little gets out about goings-on behind prison walls at Columbia and Suwannee correctional institu-tions. The same goes for the whole state, best we can tell. When a major incident occurs, DOC may after a time confirm the rumors with a brief line or two devoid of details. Sometimes they simply dont return calls. Security, we have always been led to believe, is the overriding concern here. Staff safety and maintain-ing orderly operation of high-security facilities take precedence over the timely dissemination of news. That was something we could understand and accept, within limits. The safety of our friends and neighbors employed as area corrections officers is every bit as important to us as it is to DOC. But now we must wonder if there were other reasons for state officials reluctance to speak in some instances. Such as embarrassment. Court documents filed in the wake of a doubleshooting in March at CCI reveal the prison is more marketplace than house of detention. Inmates in one gang allegedly sold iPhones 20 at a time, at $700 a pop. New shipments came in twice a month. Drugs are common too, though that comes as somewhat less of a surprise. Even firearms, we now know, could be mailed to local inmates with relative ease. The problems arent limited to CCI, and may be even worse elsewhere. According to published reports, the FBI has launched a probe at SCI next door in Wellborn. The exact target we do not know, but word did get out of at least one suspicious inmate death there in April. Theres also the horror story alleged to have occurred at Dade Correctional Institution, when, according to an inmate now housed at CCI, a pris-oner died after being left handcuffed for hours in a scalding shower. Then theres the case of an inmate allegedly gassed to death by guards at Franklin Correctional Institution in Carrabelle. We dont know whats true and whats not, but allegations concerning the gassing death are con-tained in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by four DOC investigators, weary, they say, of what goes on behind prison walls in the name of security. But security for staff appears lacking as well. Numerous unanswered questions remain concern-ing the 2012 death of Sgt. Ruben Thomas III at CCI. State officials secrecy concerning our prisons hasnt served them well. Especially when the inmates themselves were advertising their wares on the Internet, posting pho-tos of merchandise on display in their cells at CCI. Drastic reform is needed, and now.Then DOC needs to level with the taxpaying public about just whats been done, and why. Transparency among needed DOC reforms LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Hillarys costly speeches T hese days a whole lot of money is being spent in anticipation that not only will Hillary Clinton be the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee she ultimately will win the nations highest office. In the process of going from dead broke(her words) to quite wealthy, the former first lady, senator and state secretary has talked and written her way into an amazing number of pocket books, charging at times more than a quarter million dollars per speech.It does appear a bit extravagant if not downright unseemly for a col-lege or university these days to pay such amazing fees to hear a speech that is unlikely to give us much new political insight. At least it does to a growing number of students hard pressed to pay for the constantly skyrocketing cost of higher education and facing years of debt because of the loans they needed to finance it. A number of them have launched protests and even her campus fans seem to think that this may not be a good, defen-sible use of difficult-to-come-by col-lege resources, especially by state institutions that always are looking for funds to stay up with competitive demands and steadily increasing faculty costs. Clintons average fee is a cool $200,000 per appearance and can run as high as $300,000. Justifying this amount can be tricky even when the money is not coming directly from the institutions trea-sury but is being raised through direct donations or charges at the gate to hear her. The Washington Post recently estimated that she has collected at least a tidy $1.8 million from college appearances in the last 9 months. Not bad for a politician who is just contemplating another run for the presidency. Will Rogers in 1932 cut short an introduction of Franklin D. Roosevelt because he said he wasnt going to waste much time or money on a mere candidate for the White House. This fall as the deadline approaches for a decision on her presidential plans, Clinton is sched-uled to headline a fundraising gala sponsored by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Foundation. Clintons fee for the UNLV extrava-ganza is expected to be fully cov-ered by seats at the Bellagio hotel and casino that cost $200 each and tables of 10 that run from $3,000 each to $20,000. Seems kind of pricey until you remember this is Las Vegas and that the school paid her former president husband $250,000 for a speech two years ago. The amounts paid to her from the University of California, Los Angeles ($300,000) and from the University of Connecticut ($250,000) come as yearly tuition increases have driven college costs at elite schools unceasingly sky-ward. Many have now reached the $60,000 annual level that Democrats deplore; they have made affordable higher education a plank in their national policy. Ironically, if Clinton decides to run, which at this point seems likely, the schools probably with a little effort could get her to appear on their campuses for free. Colleges always are popular sites for political rallies, especially at a time when politicians work overtime to connect with young voters. What is the value of spending so much money for a speech that isnt expected to cut much new ground? It isnt as though Clinton is tough to see or that her positions arent well known  just turn on your television set or your iPad or open your newspaper, if you still take one. Bill and Hillary Clinton are now estimated to be worth more than $100 million, a neat sum for the down-and-outers of 2000 who left the White House in somewhat of a shambles and claimed to have faced massive debt. Right. P.T. Barnums New York exhibition hall got so crowded he couldnt get any new customers in so he put a sign over the door that said Egress. Customers eagerly went to see this new animal and found themselves outside. Perhaps col-leges should consider that Clintons fees are not only outlandish but a bit like Barnums egress, ultimately leading to empty air. Its going to be an issue for her, especially among those who are struggling to earn enough money to finance college and pay off the massive debt afterwards. Its not a good image for Clinton or the schools. To the Editor:I would like to offer a letter of support for someone who has been severely punished by your paper. I know that news is more important most of the time than facts, but in this instance, it may be a good idea to check to see if the accused is actu-ally innocent before they are tried and convicted by the paper. If this sounds harsh it is only because I am very familiar with Mrs. Linda Ivery. I have been a friend of Linda for several years and work with her at Shands Lake Shore Hospital almost daily. Are you aware that she is a 30 plus year veteran of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, working as a poultry inspector at the large egg plant here in our city? Do you honestly think they would employ for 30 years someone who was not trustworthy? She is also reliable. As a volunteer, she comes in to the hospital each evening to relieve the telephone operator so that the operator can take a dinner break away from the phones. She has done this for years. While she is there she is consistently on the alert for anyone who needs special help and she provides it for them. Whether it is a ride home at 10 oclock at night to Fort White, a $200 bus ticket out of town or just a snack because they are hungry from waiting in the ER, she is right there to provide any service she can offer. In addition, if someone bleeds on the floor or drops messy trash in the waiting room, she is quick to clean it up. (We do not have a lot of house-keeping workers at the late night hours.) She also is fully trained and trusted to open the gift shop for anyone who comes in after we are closed and help them to choose a gift or snack. She keeps accurate records of her sales and often buys food from her own wallet to offer to those she feels need a helping hand. I trust her and I value her. She tells me she is not guilty of the crimes she has been accused of and I believe her. She takes care of many elderly folks in her com-munity, bringing them food, taking them to the doctor and keeping the streets free of miscreants. She also offers to help them with their vot-ing because she is a strong believer in the political system. A few of her mothers (recently deceased) friends have difficulty both getting around and also reading a ballot. For them she offers to help and has done so for several years. These people are fully aware of what she is doing for them and are comfortable signing their ballots that she has prepared for them. They trust her. I do too. If she says she did not fal-sify ballots, then I believe her. You need to meet this fine woman and congratulate her for her generous nature and loving spirit that she will tell you right off is from Jesus. Mrs. John Harold HunzikerOperations ManagerShands Lake Shore RMC, Auxiliary, Inc.Ivery called honest, trustworthy Dan K. Thomasson Q Dan Thomasson is an op-ed columnist for McClatchy-Tribune and a for-mer vice president of Scripps Howard Newspapers. Readers may send him email at: thomassondan@aol.com.4AOPINION

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Page Editor: Emily Lawson, 754-0424 LAKE CITY REPORTER COMMUNITY THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 5A Q To submit your Community Calendar item, contact Emily Lawson at 754-0424 or by email at elawson@lakecityreporter.com.COMMUNITY CALENDAR Mystery at the LibraryThe Columbia County Public Library is hosting an after-hours Library Mystery on Saturday, August 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Main Library. Participants will work in teams, following a string of clues, to solve the mystery of who committed the crime. The event is for adults only, and registration is limited. Pre-registration is required. Please call Katrina at 758-1018 to reserve your spot. If you would like to create your own team, gather up to 5 people and register as a team. Individuals or groups of less than 5 who register will be put with others to make a team. This program is free and open to the public.CPAAA FundraiserThe Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association is hosting a garage sale fundraiser Sept. 5-6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Columbia County Fairgrounds Flea Market. Proceeds from the fundraiser will help purchase safety equipment for Lake City Police Departments K-9 unit and officers. Please drop off items for donation (excluding clothing) at the vacant parking lot across from LCPD, 225 NW Main Blvd, Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.Operation ChristmasOperation Christmas Child and Chick-fil-A will host a community fundraiser event at Chick-fil-A Friday, Saturday, and Monday Aug. 1, 2, and 4 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Donate school supplies valued at least $2 and receive a coupon for an original chicken sandwich. Half of the collected school supplies will go to Columbia County Schools and half will go to Operation Christmas Child for shoeboxes.Smokeys BirthdayForest Rangers of the Suwannee Forestry Center will host a 70th birthday party for Smokey Bear at the Lake City Mall on Aug. 9 from 12-2 p.m. ANNOUNCEMENTS Eugene K. Baldwin TSGT Eugene K. Baldwin, 81, of Lake City, FL, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at the VA while in the Hospice Unit of Progressive Superneuclear Palsey & My asenia Gravis. He fought hard. He retired from the Air Force in 1974 and moved here. He loved woodworking, drawing, paint LQJVKLQJDQGSOD\LQJVRIWEDOOHe served 2 years in the Army and 18 years in the Air Force, served in Guam and Vietnam.+HLVVXUYLYHGE\KLVZLIHRI60 years, Betty (Ellis), 2 daugh WHUV3DPHODKHUKXVEDQG5XV sell Kulp of Williston; Teresa, KHUKXVEDQG.HLWK6KLSPDQRI7DOODKDVVHHVRQV5LFN\RI/DNH&LW\5RQDOGKLVZLIH5HEDRI$UFKHU&LW\7;5DQ dall, his wife, Brenda (Williams) RI/DNH&LW\$OVREURWKHUV5REHUW1RUHHQRI/DNH:9DStanley (Mary) of Lake City and Billy (Charlotte) of Lake City, sister Betty Mae Pridemore of Chapmansville, WVa., nieces and nephews, 9 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren. Special thanks to the medical staff at WKH9$+RVSLFH8QLW1HSWXQHSociety is in charge of the cre PDWLRQ,QOLHXRIRZHUVSOHDVHdonate to the Hospice of the VA. Also special thanks to the staff of Omni Home Health Care as without them coming to the res LGHQFHZHZRXOGKDYHEHHQORVWA Wake for family and close friends on Saturday, July 26, 12-6pm, please call for informa tion if you would like to attend.Lucile Mamie Barage r Mrs. Lucile Mamie Barager, 102, of Lake City, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at her UHVLGHQFHVXUURXQGHGE\KHUIDP ily, following an extended illness. Born March 3, 1912 in Lake City to the late Tom Clements DQG5R[LH/DQLHU6KHZDVDlifelong resident of Lake City, living here for 102 years. Mrs. %DUDJHUZDVDPHPEHURIWKH3UHVE\WHULDQ&KXUFKVKHHQ MR\HGVKLQJFDPSLQJDQGWKHLU,FKHWXFNQHH5LYHU+RXVHShe was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was pre FHGHGLQGHDWKE\KHUKXVEDQGRI\HDUV5D\PRQG%DUDJHU Survivors include one daugh WHU/DQD%DUDJHU-RQHV5RQof Lake City, one granddaughter Andrea Jones, of St. Augustine, RQHJUDQGVRQ7RE\-RQHV$Q gela) of Lake City, and three JUHDWJUDQGFKLOGUHQ5KHJDQShiver, Casey and Kylee Jones, special friends Pat and Harry /XPEHUWDQG/RXLVH:HH] ie Huelskamp also survive. Funeral services for Mrs. Barag HUZLOOEHFRQGXFWHGDWa.m. on Friday, July 25, 2014 at Gateway Forest Lawn Funeral +RPHZLWK5HY+DUU\/XPEHUWRIFLDWLQJ,QWHUPHQWZLOOIROORZin Memorial Cemetery. Visita tion with the family and friends ZLOOEHKHOGRQHKRXUSULRUDPWRWKHVHUYLFHat the funeral home. Memorials RUGRQDWLRQVPD\EHPDGHWR the Lake City Haven Hospice, in memory of Mrs. Barager. Ar rangements are under the direc tion of GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 S US Hwy 441, Lake City, Fl., 32025, (386) 752-1954. Please leave words of love and comfort for the family at www.gatewayforestlawn.com Tommy Eugene Freeman Mr. Tommy Eugene Freeman, 39, resident of Lake City, Flori da met his un timely death, Friday, July 18, 2014. He ZDVERUQ)HE ruary 20, 1975 in Lake City, Florida to 5RQQLH)OHP ing and Evenia Hicks. Frank Freeman and Bet ty Pearl Freeman are his adop tive parents. He was educated LQWKH&ROXPELD&RXQW\6FKRRO6\VWHP3UHFHGHQWVLQGHDWKadoptive father, Frank Freeman DQGEURWKHU0DXULFH0LFNOHU/HIWWRFKHULVKPHPRULHV3DU ents, Evenia Hicks, Betty P. )UHHPDQDQG5RQQLH)OHPLQJchildren, Tommacia, Tommy Jr., Tomorion Fleming, Shai wong Whittaker, Doug Brad ley, Ivyana Smith; sisters, /DWDVKD5RVVLQ,NH7HFLOOD+LFNV.LPEHUO\0LFNOHU6KD ron Fleming, Sharon Freeman; EURWKHUV:D\QH)UHHPDQ&DU los Freeman (Daina), Jerome Freeman; devoted companion, Kim Jones; aunts, Bridgett Days, Betty Hicks, Lisa Hicks; special cousins, Alphonso and Virginia Hughes; hosts of nieces, neph ews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services for Tommy Eu JHQH)UHHPDQZLOOEHDP6DWXUGD\-XO\DW1HZDay Spring Missionary Baptist &KXUFK1:/RQJ6W/DNH&LW\)//DQW]*0LOOV3DVWRU5HY:LOOLH-/XFDV2IFLDWLQJ The family will receive friends IURPSP)ULGD\July 25, 2014 at the funeral home. Arrangements entrusted to COMBS FUNERAL HOME. 1(:DVKLQJWRQ6W/DNHCity, FL. (386) 752-4366. 0DUT&RPEV7XUQHU/)'The Caring ProfessionalsCharles Johns Charles Johns, 81 passed away July 16, 2014 of an extended illness at Haven Hospice. He ZDVERUQDQGraised in Live Oak, Florida and went into the U.S. Air Force where he spent two terms then returned and made Lake City his home. He was a very fair and hard working man that tried and en joyed making everyone smile. +HZDVSUHFHGHGLQGHDWKE\KLVSDUHQWV5KXHEHQDQG'RYLH-RKQVKLVEURWKHUV/HZLV5KHXEHQ-U5D\-%6XU vivors daughters; Kathy Johns, /LQGD/DUU\3DUULVK1DQF\Johns, grandchildren; Stephanie and Jeff Huchinson, Joe Par rish, Crystal Parrish (Shelton), (DGGLHDQG-RVK&RRNEURWK HU0RQURH5LFKDUG-RKQVsisters; Dorothy Glover, Mar tha Smith, Alice Stewart, Mil dred Johns, Eva Mae Janden.*UDYHVLGHVHUYLFHVZLOOEHAugust 2, 2014 in Live Oak, Florida at City of Live Oak Cemetery at the grave site of KLVPRWKHUDQGIDWKHUDWa.m. Family wishes instead RIRZHUVSOHDVHGRQDWHWRHaven Hospice in his honor. Ronnie Johnson0U5RQQLH-RKQVRQUHVLGHQWof Miami, Florida, passed away July 20, 2014 in Miami, Flori GD5RQQLHZDVWKHVRQRI(G PRQGDQG5RVDPDH-RKQVRQ+HLVVXUYLYHGE\KLVVLVWHU7RZDQD7KRPSVRQ5RGHULFNEURWKHUV.HLWK-RKQVRQ5RVV ie), Glen Johnson, Osmond Johnson and DeCarlis John son; aunts and uncle, Gwendo O\Q:LOOLDPV5RQDOG5XE\Shakespeare, Carrie Mongo, Vera Hodge, James Willie *ULIQKRVWVRIQLHFHVQHSK ews, other relatives and friends.)XQHUDOVHUYLFHVIRU5RQQLH-RKQ VRQZLOOEHSP6DWXUGD\-XO\DW1HZ%HJLQQLQJV5HVWRUDWLRQ&KXUFK1:/DNH-HIIHU\5RDG/DNH&LW\)/5RQDOG:LOOLDPV,,3DVWRU The family will receive friends IURPSP)ULGD\-XO\DW1HZ%HJLQ QLQJV5HVWRUDWLRQ&KXUFK Arrangements entrusted to COMBS FUNERAL HOME, 1(:DVKLQJWRQ6W/DNHCity, FL, (386) 752-4366. 0DUT&RPEV7XUQHU/)'The Caring ProfessionalsClara Nell Jones Ms. Clara 1HOO-RQHVERUQ0D\27,1942 de parted this life on Sat-urday, July 19, 2014 at Shands Hos pital, Gainesville Fl. She was employed at General Electric. Alachua, Fl for 25 years. The family will visit on Friday, July 25, 2014 6-7pm at A. JE ROME BROWN FUNERAL HOME, HIGH SPRINGS FL. FUNERAL SERVICE ZLOOEH6DWXUGD\-XO\at 11am Antioch M. Baptist &KXUFK)W:KLWH)OD5HY'RQQHOO6DQGHUV2IFLDWLQJLouise L. Newsome0UV/RXLVH/1HZVRPHDresident of Lake City, Flori da, passed away July 13, 2014 LQ2FDOD5HJLRQDO+RVSLWDO0UV/RXLVH/1HZVRPHLVVXUYLYHGE\0U,VDDF%D[O\Mrs. Henrietta Pender (sister), Cathy Magwood, Van Edwards, 5XWKLH3HQGHU&RQQLH7KRP as, Linda Thomas, Monique Thomas, Lewis Magwood, many other nieces, nephews, cousins, and other friends.)XQHUDOVHUYLFHVZLOOEH6DW XUGD\-XO\DWAM in the Beulah Baptist Church, White Springs, FL. 9LVLWDWLRQZLOOEH-XO\IURPWR30DW%HXODK%DSWLVWChurch, White Springs, FL.%XULDOZLOOEHLQ(DVWVLGHCemetery, White Springs, FL. D.M. UDELL AND SONS OF D.M. UDELL FUNERAL HOME are in charge of all ar rangements. Contact D.M. Udell DQG6RQVDWRUE\cellular devise at 386-209-0223. D.M. Udell, Licensed Fu neral Director and Douglas M. Udell II, Licensed Funer al Director serving Suwan QHH&ROXPELD+DPLOWRQand all surrounding counties. Horace LeRoy Prevette0U+RUDFH/H5R\3UHYHWWHof Land O Lakes, FL passed away on July 7, 2014. He was ERUQRQ$XJXVW Survivors include his spe FLDOIULHQGV%UXFH5HJ ister and Tim Bullard.*UDYHVLGHVHUYLFHVZLOOEH6DWXU GD\-XO\DWDPDW5HJLVWHU)DPLO\&HPHWHU\ZLWK%UR/HZLV'DQLHOVRIFLDWLQJEdith Smith Mrs. Edith Smith, age 82, res ident of Miami, Florida and for mer resident of Center Hill, Florida passed away July 11, 2014 at Uni versity Hospi tal of Miami terminating an illness. She was the daughter of the late $O]RQDDQG-DPHV1HOORPV6KHZDVHGXFDWHGLQWKHSXEOLFschools of Center Hill and com SOHWHGKHUHGXFDWLRQLQ:HEVWHU)ORULGD6KHEHJDQKHUFDUHHUin the Health Care Profession and retired from Jackson Me morial Hospital June 30, 1994.6KHZDVDPHPEHURIZRUGVof Life Fellowship Church.(GLWK1HOORPVDQG+HU EHUW6PLWKZHUHXQLWHGLQHoly Matrimony on March 1, 7KLVXQLRQZDVEOHVV HGZLWKYHORYLQJFKLOGUHQ Survivors include her hus EDQG0U+HUEHUW6PLWKRQHson Lee Avant (Joanne); four EHORYHGGDXJKWHUV9LUJLH/DU EL'DYLG&ORWHOLD5RJHUV(Thomas), Dorothy Thomas (Kevin) and Margaret Smith-0RRUH5REHUW)RXUWHHQgrandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services for Mrs. (GLWK6PLWKZLOOEHDPSaturday, July 26, 2014 at Day Spring Baptist Church, 2991 1:QG6WUHHW0LDPL)ORULGDZLWK5HY6WDQ0RRUHRIFLDWLQJ,QWHUPHQWZLOOEHDP7XHVGD\-XO\2014 at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida. Arrangements entrusted to COOPER FUNERAL HOME, 1(:DVKLQJWRQ6WUHHW/DNHCity, Fl. Willis O. Cooper, L.F.D. Volunteer Mentors Needed )RUORFDOQRQSURW\RXWKSURJUDP0XVWKDYHKHDUWSDVVLRQIRUDWULVN \RXWK3D\VVWLSHQGRIPHQWRU HYHQWPLQKRXU %DFNJURXQGVFUHHQUHTXLUHG Contact: (386) 292-3547 DZDUG#WZLQRDNVRUJ Celebrating Homecoming Daysprings Missionary Baptist Church Celebrating Homecoming Service Sunday, July 27 th at 11AM The Holy Word will be delivered by the Rev. Stacey Lewis Sr., from Beaumont, Texas. Special musical selections by The Gospel Harmonieers. Dinner will be served after the service. Everyone is invited to this homecoming service where Jesus Christ is Lord. The church is located at 849 NE Congress Ave. Rev. Aaron Lewis Sr., Pastor Stacey Larone Lewis Sr. was born in Gainesville, Fl to Joyce Gaddis and the late Warren E. Lewis Sr. He is the grandson of the late Marian and Taxi Jack Williams and Gladys Lewis and the late Deacon Jesse Lewis Sr. He is a 1986 gradu ate of Columbia High School. Lewis has attend ed Florida A&M University, Lamar University and Central Texas College. Lewis is married to Dekova Arline and they have three children: Stacey Jr., Jazmine and Bryanna. Lewis is re tired from the U.S. Army. He currently works as the Supt. of Recreation in Beaumont, Tx. Lewis is the founder of Gifts for Grades Ministry, a non prot organization that rewards school aged children for high academic achievement and com munity service. Lewis serves as Associate Pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church. Lewis is actively involved in the community rendering countless volunteer hours in various capacities. Words to live by: I believe that I can make a dierence daily Obituaries are paid advertise ments. For details, call the Lake City Reporters classified department at 752-1293. OBITUARIES July 24LOUD ConferenceChrist Central Ministries is hosting a LOUD Youth Conference for students to discover Gods purpose for their lives. The confer ence is July 24-26 at Christ Central. Admission is $30. To register or to get more information go to www.loudcon.org.Clouds without WaterProvidence Village Baptist Church, 4505 W SR 238 Lake Butler, invites the community to hear Justin Peters present Clouds Without Water: A Biblical Critique of the Word of Faith Movement, Exposing the False Prosperity Gospel on Thursday-Sunday, July 24-27. The weeknight sessions will begin at 7 p.m. and the Sunday session will begin at 10:30 a.m. All sessions are open to the public. Visit www.justinpeters.org or www.providencevillage.org for more information.Estate PlanningLake City Attorney Teresa Byrd Morgan will offer a free estate planning workshop on Thursday, July 24 at 10 a.m. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Call Shana Miller at 386-755-1977 to RSVP. Meet the CandidatesThe North Central Florida Tea Party will meet Thursday, July 24 for a Meet the Candidates session. The candidates scheduled for this meet ing are: (For Columbia County) Rusty DePratter, County Commission District 2; Allison Scott, School Board District 1. (For Suwannee County) Kin Weaver, County Commission District 4. (For State House of Representatives District 10) Barbara Prince, write-in candidate. The session will be held at the Jackie Taylor Building, 128 SW Birley Ave. Call Sharon Higgins at 386-935-0821 for more.July 25Garage SaleThe Shands Lake Shore Auxiliary will hold its annual garage sale on Friday, July 25 in the first floor conference room of Shands Lake Shore from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The garage sale benefits the auxiliarys continu ing education scholar ship program. The pub lic is invited to see the pre-Christmas gift shop merchandise along with other donated garage sale items. July 26Ice Cream for BreakfastHoliday Inn & Suites Hotel is taking part in the national fundraiser Ice Cream for Breakfast to benefit Give Kids the World Village and invites the com munity to attend an ice cream social on Saturday, July 26 at the hotel, 213 SW Commerce Drive. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 386-487-1078 for more information.National Dance DayJoin Fancy Dancer Studio for a free dance clin ic on National Dance Day, Saturday, July 26. Dancers age 6up are welcome. Classes will be taught by Jennifer Owens and Sarah Elkins at Fancy Dancer Studio, 593 SW Marvin Burnett Rd. Registration begins at 8:45 a.m. Beginner/Intermediate leaps/turns, poms and kick line will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Beginner/Intermediate hip hop will be from 10:45-11:45 a.m. After the lunch break, Intermediate/Advanced jazz will be from 12:30-1:30 p.m. And Intermediate/Advanced modern/con temporary will be from 1:45-:45 p.m. Call 386-755-7211 with questions.RHS Class MeetingRHS Class of 1970 will hold its monthly meeting July 26 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Richardson Community Center. All 1970 class mem bers are invited to attend. Call Dennis Murphy at 386-697-3739 for more.July 30Da Vinci ProgramThe Art league of North Florida, The Friends of the Library, and the Columbia County Library are offering free art class es entitled The Young Da Vinci Program at the West Branch of the Public Library. Registration is July 30 from 10  11:30 a.m. The classes will be held Thursday, July 31, Friday, August 1, and Saturday, August 2 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day. 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brings to her students as a result of those efforts. Celena brings instant credibility to the relevance of high rigor math and science courses by bringing her real world experiences to the classroom, said Florida Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart. Her efforts also represent what so many teachers do every day to broaden the horizons of their students. Crews said she was honored and a little surprised to be picked. It is a great thing for Columbia County, she said. That is what is most important. It shines a great light and brings attention to this county.Stretching studentsPrincipal, parent and student testimonials in her nomination packet attest to her dedication and inspiration as she discovered her even higher calling to teach six years ago after walking away from a successful career at NASA. Theyve all witnessed her bringing in other engineering professionals to share their expertise as her classroom is a flurry of activity until late at night during robotics competition season. Her students are now earning scholarships and pursuing engineering degrees to schools that werent previously on their radar, including Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and California Polytechnic State University. We know it takes extra effort for teachers to seek business and community involvement and investment in their classrooms, which is a large part of what local education foundations do in providing classroom grants and other above-and-beyond opportunities for teachers and students, said Mary Chance, president of CFEF. CFEF is the membership organization for Floridas school district-wide local education foundations, including the Columbia Public Schools Foundation. Established in 1987, the CFEF now has 59 member foundations with 1,100 business and community leaders serving as volunteer board members. Collectively, they raise more than $45 million annually to support students, teachers and schools through a variety of programs. Carter Jackson of the Lake City Reporter staff contributed to this report. 6A LAKE CITY REPORTER LOCAL & STATE THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 Page Editor: Emily Lawson, 754-0424 SW DEPUTY J. DAVIS LANE, LAKE CITY www.morrells.com 3867523910 8005973526 Now Until Saturday, July 26th With every 5 piece Bedroom Set Memory Foam Mattress From staff reportsSeveral friends of the late Michael Flanagan gathered last Thursday at the 107.9 FM Angel Network Radio Station for a Tribute to Michael Flanagan. The tribute was sponsored by the Presley EXCEL and Scholars Program. Flanagan passed away Wednesday, July 16. During the tribute, friends and former co-workers expressed gratitude for Flanagans leadership as a former Superintendent of the Columbia County School District and as an outstanding classroom teacher. They also expressed joy for having the opportunity to call Flanagan a friend Those who participated in the tribute were: Tony Buzzella, Principal Shining Star Academy; Michael Millikin, Former Superintendent of Columbia County School District; Keith Hudson, School Board Member; Terry Huddleston, Superintendent of Schools; LC Bradley, Principal of Lake City Christian Academy; Linard Johnson, school board member; and Glynnell B. Presley, retired educator. Bernice Presley and Sharyn Presley, sponsors of the Presley EXCEL and Scholars Program, also participated.By AIDAN MCCORMICKS pecial to the ReporterArea farmers are now in-the-know with corn hybrids and agronomic technologies. Columbia County UF/ IFAS recently held an agricultural field day at a corn hybrid test plot in Ellisville. The test plot, planted by 83 Farms, LLC, is used to provide information on how each corn hybrid performs in local soil conditions using Best Management Practices. The information will help area farmers make better management decisions to increase farm profitability. The hybrids planted were from Pioneer, Dekalb, and Mycogen. Mace Bauer, the Interim Columbia County Extension Director and organizer of the field day, also took the opportunity to demonstrate the Flying Gator, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or drone. Bauer flew the Flying Gator over the test plot and recorded video and pictures of the field to demonstrate the drone. The use of the UAV technology, Bauer said, may allow Extension Agents to more efficiently view crop fields and improve their recommendations. Over 20 farmers and industry professionals attended the field day. To learn more about upcoming programs, contact the Columbia County Extension Office at 386-752-5384.Extension hosts corn field day COURTESYAgricultural professionals gather at a UF/IFAS test plot in Ellisville to learn about corn hybrids. A tribute to the late Michael Flanagan COURTESYTerry Huddleston, Superintendent of Schools, speaks on air with LC Bradley, Principal of Lake City Christian Academy. School board member Linard Johnson and retired educator Glynnell B. Presley sit behind.HONORING A FRIEND Wellborn ChurchThe Wellborn Church of God, 3330 US Hwy 90, will host a Vacation Bible School on the following Wednesday nights: July 30, Aug. 6 and 13 from 7-9 p.m. Adults and children are invited. Call Pastor Cobb at 386-623-1348 for more.Elim BaptistElim Baptist Church, 3435 SW Elim Church Road, Fort White, will have a Vacation Bible School July 20-24 from 6-8:30 p.m. daily. The theme is Agency D3: Discover, Decide, Defend. Call 386-497-1972 for more.New DayspringNew Dayspring Missionary Baptist Church, 709 NW Long Street, will host a Vacation Bible School July 28 through August 1 from 6-8 p.m. The theme is The Jesus Connection: What a Friend. Meals will be provided and transportation is available. Call 386-752-0348 for more information.First BaptistFirst Baptist Church of White Springs, 16401 Camp Ave., will host a Vacation Bible School with the theme Son World, Adventure Park. VBS will be August 4-8 from 6-8:30 p.m. People of all ages are invited. Preregistration will be Aug. 2 from 2-4 p.m. Call Pastor Brandon Witt at 386-365-8928.Bread of LifeBread of Life Ministry, 898 SW Deputy Jeff Davis Lane, will offer a Vacation Bible School for children three years old through adulthood on Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. The theme is SonTreasure Island: Where Kids Discover Gods Love. Meals will be provided and transportation is available. Call 386-628-1187 for more.Attend a Vacation Bible School here Florida legislative leaders have said they will change the districts, but they want to wait until after the November elections to avoid disruption and problems at the polls. More than 1 million absentee ballots for the Aug. 26 primary went out this week. David King, an attorney representing the League, argued in court papers that the Legislature has forfeited its right to draw the new districts and that its wrong to hold another election with an unconstitutional map. Instead the group wants Lewis to adopt a new map they filed, or use an independent expert to craft one. King wrote that allowing legislators to devise their own remedy for their own misconduct would provide the Legislature with yet another opportunity to violate the peoples trust. If legislative defendants are allowed to once again avoid constitutional constraints that the voters have placed upon them, it will be a stain on the state of Florida and engender even greater public mistrust in elected officials, King wrote. In order to make sure there is time to put the new districts in place this year, the coalition presented several proposals to postpone the Aug. 26 primary to Sept. 30 or even later. Some of the proposed calendars also called for pushing back the Nov. 4 general election to December. Another alternative is to hold a new round of congressional elections early next year. Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford issued a joint statement criticizing the motion filed by the groups, saying it could disenfranchise overseas and military voters. Primary ballots were mailed out to overseas voters by July 12. We were surprised that the League of Women Voters would approve of their attorneys presenting an elections timetable that could abridge the voting rights of men and women serving in our military, said the statement from Gaetz and Weatherford. Columbia County Supervisor of Elections Liz Horne echoed their concern. I dont think its feasible, she said. I understand where these people are coming from but its been going on for years, they have known about it, and they are just now doing something in the middle of election season. Horne said she hoped the judge would wait until after the election to get it all worked out. Lewis is scheduled to hold a hearing today to consider what to do next. Redistricting occurs every 10 years based on U.S. Census numbers. In 2010, the states voters adopted Fair Districts amendments to the state constitution saying legislators could no longer draw up districts to favor incumbents or a political party, a practice known as gerrymandering. The groups that sued the Legislature contended that GOP consultants helped create a shadow process with the intent of drawing districts to favor Republicans. Lewis agreed there was enough evidence to show that two districts violated the new standards. One is the sprawling territory stretching from Jacksonville to Orlando thats home to Democratic U.S. Rep. Corinne Brown. The other is a central Florida district that is home to U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, a Republican. The new map presented by the League and other groups would completely shift Browns district to north Florida so that instead of running down the middle of the state it would stretch from Jacksonville all the way to Gadsden County just west of Tallahassee. Megan Reeves of the Lake City Reporter staff contributed to this report. REDISTRICTINGContinued From 1AI understand where these people are coming from but its been going on for years, they have known about it, and they are just now doing something in the middle of election season. Liz Horne, Columbia County Supervisor of Elections CREWSContinued From 1A Going on vacation?Take the Lake City Reporter with you. Subscribe to our E-edition. Call 755-5445 or fax 752-9400.

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By TIM KIRBYtkirby@lakecityreporter.comLake City Pop Warner is putting on a final push for its football and cheerlead-ing programs. Registration for three of the four football age groups has been extended through Saturday. Sign-up is at Richardson Community Center. Available age groups with weight restrictions are: Q Tiny Mites  ages 5-6-7, weight 35-75 pounds; Q Junior Pee Wees  ages 8-9-10, weight 60-105 pounds and age 11, weight 60-85 pounds; Q Pee Wees  ages 9-10-11, weight 75-120 pounds and age 12, weight 75-100 pounds. Age is determined as of July 31. Cost of $80 includes insurance, equipment and game uniform. The kids in the (Pee Wees) age group are always late in signing up, Columbia County Athletic Director Mario Coppock said. They want to try out for the middle school teams. Coppock and coach L.C. Bradley made a recruiting trip of sorts to Lake City Middle School to encour-age sixth-graders to con-sider Pop Warner. We want to give them an option and we went to Lake City because of its numbers, Coppock said. Richardson (Middle School) players have the same option but we didnt visit there because of the number of players. Coppock said the time frame is important because of Pop Warner regulations. We need to make people aware that Pop Warner has a cut-off date of Aug. 1, Coppock said. They have a rule that those who sign up late must have 10 hours of conditioning before they can practice. Sometimes we can get a signed state-ment on conditioning from the school system. Coppock said Pop Warner is complimentary to the citys former Little League Football, which will be under the direction of Columbia Youth Football Association this fall. We are not in a competing role with the CYFA, Coppock said. We offer parents a choice to travel with their kids on the week-end. The CYFA games are during the week. The Pop Warner coaching staffs are taking shape. Coaches have to take a training course. Tiny Mite coaches are William Haywood and Joshlynn Tillman; Mitey Mite coaches are Allen Pope and Dominique Hardman; Junior Pee Wee coaches are Mike Ferrell, Anthony Perry and Bryan Jennings; Pee Wee coaches are Bradley, Chris Dicks and Andre Copeland. By BRANDON FINLEYbfinley@lakecityreporter.com FORT WHITE  Fort White High has to break in a new quarterback for the first time in four seasons. Luckily for the Indians, that quarterback has been train-ing under the head coach his entire life. DJ Jackson will take snaps for his dad and head coach Demetric Jackson this fall. It wasnt always the plan to let his son take snaps according to the head coach. Its funny, because hes running with the first team, but we didnt always expect him to play quarterback, Jackson said. He wanted to play safety, but its funny how things work out. DJ Jackson felt his better move for the future was playing safety, but after transfers and taking more snaps than another quarter-back, he was left as the only quarterback on the roster. One kids dad is a preacher and went to work in Orlando, Jackson said. Another kid transfered to Lake Butler after DJ was kind of beating him out. DJ has been able to take on the role of quarterback and accept it. Jackson said hes not sure what to expect from a freshman quarterback this time around. The difference between Andrew Baker and DJ is that (Baker) had Trey Phillips and A.J. Legree to throw it to, Jackson said. DJ has a big learning curve. I think in a year or so, he could be real good. We might take our lumps this year, and thats not to say well be bad. Weve just got to learn. Lake City Reporter SPORTS Story ideas?ContactTim KirbySports Editor754-0421tkirby@lakecityreporter.com Lake City Reporter SPORTS Thursday, July 24, 2014 www.lakecityreporter.com Section B Story ideas?ContactTim KirbySports Editor754-0421tkirby@lakecityreporter.com 1BSPORTS Or Visit www.scaffs.com or www.NorthFlorida.com Sensational Summer at Nestea20 Oz. Asst. Flavors BUY 1 GET 1 FREE LISTEN TO FOR DETAILS Prices in effect thru 8/30/14 DAYCATIONS & OTHER GREAT PRIZES!WIN Slim Jim Bacon Jerky 2.75 oz. Bag $ 3 99 Chex MixAssorted Snacks BUY 1 GET 1 FREE Crystalline SodaAssorted Flavors 2 Liter 99 ¢ each Yoo-Hoo12-pack cans 2 for $ 10 or $ 5 99 each BRIEFS Registration has been extended through Saturday. POP continued on 6B DJ Jackson has had a lifetime of fathers training. CHS FOOTBALL Future Tiger Camp on Friday The Coach Brian Allen Future Tiger Camp is 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Columbia Highs Tiger Stadium. The free camp for students in grades pre-k to junior high is sponsored by the CHS Quarterback Club. Campers receive a free T-shirt and lunch. Registration is 8-9 a.m. For details, call Randy Thomas at 623-0097.Booster tickets available Monday Columbia High booster football season tickets, parking passes and gifts will be available for pickup at McDuffie Marine & Sporting Goods on Monday. For details, call Randy Thomas at 623-0097. CHEERLEADING Columbia Cheer meeting today Columbia Cheer Association has a board meeting at 6:30 p.m. today at Beef O Bradys. All parties are invited. For details, call Wilda Drawdy at 965-1377. CHS SWIMMING Parents meeting set for Tuesday A mandatory parents meeting for Columbia High or other eligible ninth-12th-grade students interested in joining the CHS swim team is 6 p.m. Tuesday in room 130 of school board building 2. Important papers that must be completed prior to participating will be distributed. For details, call Linda Richardson at 965-7071. YOUTH FOOTBALL Youth league registration set Registration for youth league football is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 9, Aug. 16, and Aug. 23 at the Teen Town Center. Registration is open to boys and girls ages 6-13. A birth certificate or proof of age is required. Cost is $50 per child. A parent or guardian must accompany the player to sign permission forms. For details, call Heyward Christie at 754-3607. SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL Team seeking players, coaches The North Florida Spartans semi-pro football team is looking for players and coaches to join the team. For details, call Luis Santiago at 466-2711.Q From staff reports JASON MATTHEW WALKER /Lake City ReporterFort White Highs DJ Jackson throws a pass during practi ce last week. Quarterback stays in the family for Fort White Indians Push for Pop WarnerTIM KIRBY /Lake City ReporterNicole Smith and Mario Coppock are available for Pop Warner registration in football and cheerleading at Rich ardson Community Center. Displayed are a Pop Warner football un ifom and helmet and a cheerleading trophy.

Page Editor: Emogene Graham, 754-0415 LAKE CITY REPORTER ADVICE & COMICS THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2014 3B DEAR ABBY: Is it acceptable to bring a tea cup-sized dog to a wedding? The excuse was, Well, the wedding was at the beach. The pre-dinner and danc ing were inside a high-end resort on the beach. The dog was taken inside these establishments. After a guest -a fam ily member of the dogs owner -asked the owner to remove the animal because the occasion was not about her and her dog but the bride and grooms day, the owner put the dog in a carrying case and the dog returned to the wedding for the rest of the night. Only this one couple made an issue of it and they werent in the wedding party, but relations of the dog owner. What do you think?  DOGGONE DISGUSTED DEAR DOGGONE DISGUSTED: The rule of etiquette states that nothing should distract attention from the happy couple -and especially the bride -at the wedding. However, IF the dog owner had first asked for and received per mission to bring the animal to the festivities, then it wasnt rude and the rela tives of the dog owner were wrong to intervene. DEAR ABBY: We were recently at dinner with longtime friends whose political views are differ ent from ours. I believe in the rule of etiquette about avoiding the topics of pol itics and religion in mixed company. Well, somehow the conversation turned political. Voices were raised and I stood up and ended it. There are now many hurt feelings with the par ties involved still disagree ing about what happened and how it was handled. I know my actions were extreme, but things were out of control and I was upset. How do I deal with this if we are invited to future events?  KEEPING THE PEACE DEAR KEEPING THE PEACE: You may be worrying needlessly, because you may not be invited to future events -at least until the next election is over. Whatever your friends were arguing about, while you had a right to speak up and say it was making you uncomfortable, because your reaction was extreme, you may have been as rude as the others. If you caused hurt feelings that evening, you should apologize, if you havent already. DEAR ABBY: A sibling died recently and I have received numerous sympa thy messages in the form of cards, gifts and online posts. Do the people who send them typically expect a response? I feel a little overwhelmed with the amount of attention, and I worry that theyll think Im not appreciative if I dont respond in kind. What is your advice?  GRIEVING BUT GRATEFUL DEAR GRIEVING BUT GRATEFUL: Their kind ness should be acknowl edged. To those who sent gifts and cards, a short note saying how much their support meant during this difficult time would be a gracious response. The online condolences could be handled with one email blast conveying the same thing, which shouldnt be offensive to those who sent their sympathy that way. HOROSCOPES DEAR ABBY ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep life simple, uncomplicated and focused. Refuse to let emo tional issues stir up trouble at home or at work. Focus on how you can be and do your best. Choose self-im provement over trying to change someone else. ++ TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Ask ques tions and you will find solu tions. Helping your commu nity or those less fortunate will raise your profile, but dont neglect your home or family in the process. Leave time for romance. Its important to acknowledge what someone does for you. ++++ GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Show initiative when working alongside others, but dont harness your freedom to be original. Share your vision and you will gain respect and the support you need to bring your ideas to fruition. Dont let a past incident hold you back. +++ CANCER (June 21-July 22): Follow through with an idea youve been thinking about pur suing. Gather information and size up your situation. Make your move based on experience as well as intu ition. Keep what you decide to do reasonable and youll avoid interference. +++ LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You may feel impul sive, but before you make a drastic move, check all the possible outcomes. Someone is likely to with hold information, making it critical that you share your concerns and ask direct questions. Take a pass if uncertainty prevails. +++ VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep an open mind, but dont feel obliged to give cash to everyone with an open hand. Put greater emphasis on your goals and use your money as a means to set up an incentive that will make you work harder or more efficiently. ++++ LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You are best not to share personal information. Work hard and finish what you start. Your reputation should be based on perfor mance, not an emotional situation you are facing or how someone portrays you. Proceed with caution. ++ SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Back away from anyone putting too many demands on you. Focus on the people, plac es and things you enjoy most in life and refuse to get dragged into situations that you find unsatisfying. Something or someone unusual will grab your attention. +++++ SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Secure your money or use it to make changes at home or toward a move you want to make. Change is good and will help you see new possi bilities. Dont let someone from a different back ground lead you astray. +++ CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Keep things in perspective and refuse to jeopardize your position to accommodate someone taking advantage of you emotionally, physically or financially. Back away from anyone taking advantage of your kindness. Question other peoples motives. +++ AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Youve got everything going for you, so dont sit there when you should be making moves that count. Follow through with whatever plans you deem important to your advancement. Do some thing nice for yourself -you deserve a treat. +++ PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Consider your destination. Strategize how to make your journey run smoothly. Include the people you feel can contribute the most. Dont argue with those you have to leave behind. Tough choices will lead to your success. Love is highlight ed. +++++ CELEBRITY CIPHER Abigail Van Burenwww.dearabby.com THE LAST WORD Eugenia Last Guest howls over dogs attendance at wedding Q Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Lynda Carter, 63; Barry Bonds, 50; Kristin Chenoweth, 46; Jennifer Lopez, 45; Torrie Wilson, 39; Anna Paquin, 32. DILBERT BABY BLUES BLONDIE BEETLE BAILEY B.C. FRANK & ERNEST FOR BETTER OR WORSE ZITS HAGAR THE HORRIBLE SNUFFY SMITH GARFIELD CLASSIC PEANUTS

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4BLAKECITYREPORTER CLASSIFIEDTHURSDAY, JULY24, 2014 Classified Department: 755-5440 Lake City Reporter Classifieds Classifieds dial-a-pro Reporter Service DirectoryTo place a Reporter Service Directory Ad in Columbia and surrounding CountiesHighlight Your Reporter Service Directory Ad With A rtwork-Ask Your Representative For Details 386-755-5440 Home ImprovementsKIPTHE HANDYMAN Carpentry, drywall, painting, clean outs, window washing Kip Pickering 203-206-2867 LegalIN THE CIRCUITCOURTOF THE THIRD JUDICIALCIRCUITIN AND FOR COLUMBIACOUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 13000553CAAXMXGREEN TREE SERVICING LLCPlaintiff,v.BRIAN M. FAILLE, DECEASED; HOLLYN FAILLE, INDIVIDUAL-LYAND AS PERSONALREPRE-SENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF BRIAN MICHAELFAILLE A/K/ABRAIN M. FAILLE, DECEASED; BARON KERWIN FAILLE; BRI-SON FAILLE; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF HOLLYN FAILLE; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF BARON KERWIN FAILLE; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF BRISON FAILLE; UNKNOWN TENANT1; UN-KNOWN TENANT2; AND ALLUNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINSTTHE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S), WHO (IS/ARE) NOTKNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UN-KNOWN PARTIES CLAIM AS HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CRED-ITORS, TRUSTEES, SPOUSES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS;Defendants.NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on June 27, 2014, and the Order Rescheduling Foreclosure Sale entered on June 27, 2014, in this cause, in the Circuit Court of Colum-bia County, Florida, the clerk shall sell the property situated in Colum-bia County, Florida, described as:COMMENCE ATTHE SE COR-NER OF THE SW1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP4 SOUTH, RANGE 17 EAST, AND RUN NORTH WEST, ALONG THE EASTLINE OF SAID SW1/4 OF NE 1/4, 161.66 FEET, RUN NORTH WEST 726.72 FEETTO THE POINTOF BEGINNING, CONTINUE NORTH WEST105.00 FEET, RUN NORTH WEST125.00 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF ROSE DRIVE, RUN SOUTH EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF ROSE DRIVE, 105.00 FEET, RUN SOUTH EAST125.00 FEET TO THE POINTOF BEGINNING, BEING THE SAME AS LOT32, BLOCK AIN AZALEAPARK, AN UNRECORDED SUBDIVISION IN THE SW1/4 OF NE 1/4 OF CO-LUMBIACOUNTY, FLORIDA.a/k/a 174 SWPETUNIAPL, LAKE CITY, FL32025-3146at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, Third Floor of the Columbia County Courthouse, 173 NWHernando Avenue, Lake City, FL32055, on November 5, 2014 be-ginning at 11:00 AM.If you are a person claiming a right to funds remaining after the sale, you must file a claim with the clerk no later than 60 days after the sale. If you fail to file a claim you will not be entitled to any remaining funds.AMERICANS WITH DISABILI-TIES ACT: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accom-modation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Carrina Cooper, Court Administra-tion at 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, Florida 32055, 386-758-2163 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appear-ance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice im-paired, call 711.Dated this 9 day of July, 2014.P. DeWitt CasonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: /s/ S. MarkhamDeputy Clerk05546041July 24, 31, 2014 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE:AUTO EMPORIUM OF LAKE CITYINC. give Notice of Foreclo-sure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 08/05/2014, 10:00 am at 2832 SWMAIN BLVD, LAKE CITY, FL32025, pursuant to subsec-tion 713.78 of the FLorida Statues. AUTO EMPORIUM OF LAKE CITYINC. reserves the right to ac-cept or reject any and/or all bids.1Y1SK52821Z4220072001 CHEVROLET05546134JULY24, 2014 LegalIN THE CIRCUITCOURTOF THE THIRD JUDICIALCIRCUITIN AND FOR COLUMBIACOUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO.: 12-2012-CA-000287OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC,Plaintiff,VS.SEAN MCGUINNESS A/K/ASEAN P. MCGUINNESS; VERON-ICAMCGUINNESS A/K/AVER-ONICATHOMPSON MCGUIN-NESS; et al.,Defendant(s).NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PURSUANTTO CHAPTER 45NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN that sale will be made pursuant to an Or-der or Final Summary Judgment. Fi-nal Judgment was awarded on 30th day of June, 2014 in Civil Case No. 12-2012-CA-000287, of the Circuit Court of the THIRD Judicial Circuit in and for COLUMBIACounty, Florida, wherein, OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC is the Plaintiff, and SEAMCGUINNESS A/K/ASEAN P. MCGUINNESS; VERON-ICAMCGUINNESS A/K/AVER-ONICATHOMPSON MCGUIN-NESS; TRANSLAND FINANCIALSERVICES, are Defendants.The clerk of the court, P. DeWitt Ca-son will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the Columbia County Court-house located at 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Lake City, FL32055 at 11:00 A.M., on the 3rd day of Sep-tember, 2014, the following descri-bed real property as set forth in said Final Summary Judgment, to wit:LOT33, SHERWOOD FOREST, UNIT1, AS PER PLATTHEREOF RECORDED IN MAPBOOK 4, PAGES 13 AND 13A, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF COLUM-BIACOUNTY, FLORIDA.TOGETHER WITH A1998 SKYO DOUBLEWIDE MOBILE HOME SERIAL#9D630525LA&BANYPERSON CLAIMING AN IN-TERESTIN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTYOWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUSTFILE ACLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.AMERICANS WITH DISABILI-TIES ACT: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accom-modation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Carrina Cooper, Court Administra-tion at 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, Florida 32055, 386-758-2163 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appear-ance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice im-paired, call 711.Dated this 2nd day of July, 2014.CLERK OF THE COURTP. DeWitt Cason/s/ P.A. PerryDeputy Clerk05545889July 17, 24, 2014 The Columbia County Board of County Commissioners approved on July 17, 2014 to add the position of Human Resources Director to the Se-nior Management Service Class (SMSC), effective July 1, 2014. This action is in accordance with Florida Statutes, Section 121.055.05546180July 24, 31, 2014 IN THE CIRCUITCOURTOF THE THIRD JUDICIALCIRCUITIN AND FOR COLUMBIACOUN-TY, FLORIDACIVILACTIONCASE NO.: 12-2013-CA-000524WELLS FARGO BANK, NA,PLAINTIFFVS.CHRISTOPHER WHITFIELD A/K/ACHRISTOPHER B. WHIT-FIELD, ETAL,DEFENDANTSNOTICE OF SALE PURSUANTTO CHAPTER 45NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN Pur-suant to a Final Judgment of Foreclo-sure dated June 30, 2014, and en-tered in Case No. 12-2013-CA-000524 of the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit in and for Co-lumbia County, Florida in which Wells Fargo Bank, NA, is the Plain-tiff and Christopher Whitfield a/k/a Christopher B. Whitfield; Wykesha Whitfield a/k/a Wykesha D. Whit-field; Florida Credit Union and Ten-ant #1 NKAAnnie Whitfield, are Defendants, the Columbia County Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash on the third floor of the Columbia County Courthouse at 173 N.E. Her-nando Avenue, Lake City, Florida 32055, Columbia County, Florida at 11:00 AM on the 10th day of Sep-tember, 2014, the following descri-bed property as set forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure:THE EASTONE-HALF OF LOTNO. 1, EXCEPTTHE SOUTH 75 FEET, IN CLOCK NO. 1 OF MEL-ROSE FARMS SUBDIVISION, ALLACCORDING TO THE MAPOR PLATTHEREOF, AS RE-CORDED IN PLATBOOK 2, PAGE 12, OF THE PUBLIC RE-CORDS OF COLUMBIACOUN-TY, FLORIDA. LegalTOGETHER WITH A1987 DOU-BLEWIDE HOMETTE CORPORA-TION MOBILHOME LOCATED THEREON AS APERMANENTFIXTURE AND APPURTENANCE THERETO, DESCRIBED AS VIN # HMLCY28030902000A, TITLE # 50614892 AND VIN # HMLCY28030902000B, TITLE # 50614893.A/K/A342 SE MARGARETDRIVE, LAKE CITY, FL32025Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, oth-er than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.AMERICANS WITH DISABILI-TIES ACT: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accom-modation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Carrina Cooper, Court Administra-tion at 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, Florida 32055, 386-758-2163 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appear-ance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice im-paired, call 711.Dated in Columbia County, Florida this 2nd day of July, 2014.Clerk of the Circuit CourtColumbia County, FloridaBy: /s/ P.A. PerryDeputy Clerk05545899July 17, 24, 2014 IN THE CIRCUITCOURTOF THE THIRD JUDICIALCIRCUITIN AND FOR COLUMBIACOUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO.: 14000219CAAMXMDEUTSCHE BANK NATIONALTRUSTCOMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUESTMORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CER-TIFICATES, SERIES 2004-R7,Plaintiff,VS.UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIA-RIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS,; et al.,Defendant(s).NOTICE OF ACTIONTO: UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFI-CIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANT-EES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALLOTHER PARTIES CLAIM-ING AN INTERESTBY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINSTTHE ESTATE OF ROSEMARYB. GRIFFIN N/K/AROSEMARYB. GRIFFIN-FREE-MANLast Known Residence: UnknownYOU ARE HEREBYNOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mort-gage on the following property in Columbia County, Florida:COMMENCE ATTHE SOUTH-WESTCORNER OF NORTHWEST1/4 OF SOUTHEAST1/4 SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP2 SOUTH, RANGE 16 EAST, AND RUN NORTH EAST, ALONG THE WESTLINE OF SAID NORTHWEST1/4, 100.00 FEETTO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAYLINE OF ACOUNTYMAINTAINED ROAD, THENCE CONTINUE NORTH n EAST, 470.00 FEETTO THE POINTOF BEGINNING, AND THENCE CONTINUE NORTH n EAST, 420.00 FEET, THENCE NORTH EAST, 630.00 FEETTO THE WESTRIGHT-OF-WAYLINE, THENCE SOUTH WEST, ALONG SAID WESTLINE, 420.00 FEETTHENCE SOUTH WEST, 630.00 FEETTO THE POINTOF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 6.05 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on AL-DRIDGE | CONNORS, LLP, Plain-tif InV attorney, at 1615 South Congress Avenue, Suite 200, Delray Beach, FL33445 (Phone Number: (561) 392-6391). within 30 days of the first date of publication of this notice, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before Au-gust 18, 2014 on Plaintiffs attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the com-plaint or petition.Dated on July 16, 2014.P. DEWITTCASONAs Clerk of the CourtBy: /s/ B. ScippioAs Deputy Clerk05546123July 24, 31, 2014 IN THE CIRCUITCOURTOF THE THIRD JUDICIALCIRCUITIN AND FOR COLUMBIACOUN-TY, FLORIDACIVILDIVISIONCase #: 2012-CA-000182Green Tree Servicing LLCPlaintiff,-vs.-Sandra A. Wade; Debbie Sehr; Bank of America, National AssociationDefendant(s).NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN pur-suant to order rescheduling foreclo-sure sale or Final Judgment, entered in Civil Case No. 2012-CA-000182 of the Circuit Court of the 3rd Judi-cial Circuit in and for Columbia LegalCounty, Florida, wherein Green Tree Servicing LLC, Plaintiff and Sandra A. Wade are defendant(s), I, Clerk of Court, P. Dewitt Cason, will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash ATTHE COURTROOM ONE OF THE COLUMBIACOUNTYCOURTHOUSE, LOCATED AT173 HERNANDO AVENUE, LAKE CITY, COLUMBIACOUNTY, FLORIDA, AT11:00 A.M. on Octo-ber 29, 2014, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to-wit:PARCELDTHISTLEDEWSUBDIVISION (UNPLATTED) DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:APARTOF THE EASTHALF (E 1/2) OF THE NORTHEASTQUAR-TER (NE 1/4) OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP4 SOUTH, RANGE 16 EAST, COLUMBIACOUNTY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PAR-TICULARLYDESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:BEGIN ATTHE SOUTHWESTCORNER OF THE SOUTHEASTQUARTER (SE 1/4) OF THE NORTHEASTQUARTER (NE 1/4) OF SAID SECTION 18, AND RUN N 53 W, 594.29 FEET; THENCE N 29 E, 616.47 FEET; THENCE N 05 E, 178.67 FEET; THENCE S 40 E, 291.35 FEET; THENCE N 46 W, 119.15 FEET; THENCE S 47 E, 342.18 FEET; THENCE S 58 W, ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAYLINE OF SE 1/4, 671.64 FEETTO THE POINTOF BEGIN-NING.ALSOTHE RIGHTOF INGRESS AND EGRESS OVER AND ACROSS A60 FOOTEASEMENTLYING 30 FEETTO THE RIGHTAND LEFTOF THE FOLLOWING DESCRI-BED CENTERLINE:COMMENCE ATTHE NORTH-WESTCORNER OF THE EASTHALF (E 1/2) OF SAID NORTH-EASTQUARTER (NE 1/4) AND RUN S 53 E, 25 FEETTO THE SOUTH MAINTAINED RIGHTOF WAYOF THOMP-KINS ROAD; THENCE N 27 E, 691.80 FEETALONG SAID RIGHTOF WAYFOR APOINTOF BEGINNING OF THE CENTER LINE OF SAID EASE-MENT; THENCE S 47 E, ALONG SAID CENTERLINE 2026.0 FEETTO THE POINTOF TERMINATION OF SAID EASE-MENT.ANYPERSON CLAIMING AN IN-TERESTIN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTYOWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUSTFILE ACLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.AMERICANS WITH DISABILI-TIES ACT: If you are a person with a disability who needs any accom-modation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Carrina Cooper, Court Administra-tion at 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, Florida 32055, 386-758-2163 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appear-ance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice im-paired, call 711.Dated July 1, 2014P. Dewitt CasonCLERK OF THE CIRCUITCOURTColumbia County, Florida/s/ P.A. PerryDEPUTYCLERK OF COURT05545873July 17, 24, 2014 IN THE CIRCUITCOURTOF THE THIRD JUDICIALCIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COLUMBIACOUN-TY, FLORIDACASE NO. 2014-000028-CACAPITALCITYBANK,Plaintiff,vs.THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR DEVISEES OF MERRILYA. MARTIN f/k/a MERRILYA. KARLSEN, DECEASED; and JOHN DOE and JANE DOE (Un-known Tenants/Occupants),Defendants.NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN pur-suant to the Final Summary Judg-ment of foreclosure date July 3, 2014 and entered in Case No. 2014-000028-CAof the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit, in and for Columbia County, Florida, wherein Capital City Bank is the Plaintiff and the Unknown Heirs and/or Devisees of Merrily A. Martin f/k/a Merrily A. Karlsen, Deceased, Michael Odum and Jhonnie Pate are the Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bid-der for cash on the third floor of the Columbia County Courthouse, 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Lake City, Florida 32055, at 11:00 a.m. (EST) on the 20th day of August, 2014, the following described property located in Columbia County, Florida, as set forth in said Final Judgment:Begin at the SE corner of the NW1/4 of the SW1/4 of Section 7, Township 7 South, Range 17 East, Columbia County, Florida, and run N. 54 W. 507.32 feet, thence LegalS. 44 W., 429.11 feet; thence S. 54 E., 507.73 feet; thence N. 28 E., 429.11 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 5.00 acres, more or less.TOGETHER WITH a 1990 HOMES OF MERITDouble Wide Mobile Home bearing Serial Number HML2F28493866273Aand HML2F28493866273B.Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, oth-er than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale.WITNESS MYHAND and the seal of this Court on July 09, 2014.P. DeWITTCASONColumbia County Clerk of CourtBy: /s/ S. MarkhamDeputy Clerk05546038July 17, 24, 2014 IN THE CIRCUITCOURTOF THE THIRD JUDICIALCIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COLUMBIACOUNTY, FLORIDACase No.: 2014-439-DRDivision: Domestic RelationsIN RE THE MARRIAGE OF:YVONNE M. SMITH,Wife,andANTHONYW. RAY,HusbandNOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSO-LUTION OF MARRIAGE(NO CHILD OR FINANCIALSUP-PORT)TO: Anthony W. RayYOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Stephen M. Witt, whose address is PO Box 2064, Lake City, FL32056-2064 on or before August 25, 2014, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at Columbia County Courthouse, 173 NE Hernando Ave., Lake City, Florida 32055, before service on Wife or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a de-fault may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.The action is asking the court to de-cide how the following real or per-sonal property should be divided:NoneCopies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Courts of-fice. You may review these docu-ments upon request.You must keep the Clerk of the Cir-cuit Courts office notified of you current address. (You may file No-tice of Current Address, Florida Su-preme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerks office.WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, re-quires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, in-cluding dismissal or striking of pleadings.Dated: July 11, 2014.P. DeWitt CasonCLERK OF THE CIRCUITCOURTBy: /s/ S RodriguezDeputy Clerk05546070July 17, 24, 31, 2014August 7, 2014 010Announcements CHURCH AVAILABLE For non-denominational Pastor and congregation 386-752-5267 100Job Opportunities05545691Rountree Moore Automotive Group. Seeking highly motivated individual for sale position. Great income potential with benefits. No experience necessary. Call Chris Shelley today to set up your interview 386-758-6171 05545847Ad DesignerPosition Candidates must be proficient in all Adobe CS print production programs. Send resume and digital work samples to: Dave Kimler at dkimler@lakecityreporter .com Interviews to follow for qualifying applicants. Competitive salary and benefits plan available. EOE 05546079Homes of Merit is looking for experienced help in the following areas: Framing, Electrical, Siding, Shingles, & Trim Apply in person at 1915 SE State Road 100, LC, FL32025 100Job Opportunities05546132Job openings require at least 2 yrs exp in Cabinetmaking, Wooden Furniture Assembly, OR Trim/Finish Carpentry. Assembly/ Production work, some hand tools required. Benefits include paid vacations, and paid holidays. Wages commensurate with exp. Apply in person at Marlow-Hunter, LLC 14700 NWHwy 441 in Alachua, FL 05546163ROWLAND TRANSPORTATION Regional positions available now! Excellent benefits: 401K w/match, paid vac, health ins. & much more. Good driving record required.Reefer exp. is a plus. We need drivers who live in or near the Lake City / Live Oak areas! It is possible you may be able to keep your truck at home.Apply online, in person, or call 352-567-2002 ext. 163 or ask for SAFETY. 05546175CustomerService Representative The Lake City Reporter seeks a dynamic individual for Customer Service Representative. This full time job will require multi-tasking and computer skills. Apply in person or send resume to: Mandy Brown 180 E Duval St Lake City, Fl 32055 or email:mbrown@lakecityreporter.com NO PHONE CALLS 05546187LOCALCOMPANY seeking F/Tdependable employee experienced in Excel, Data Entry, 50WPM typing and answering multiple phone lines, and filing. Send Resume to: ssoffice386@gmail.com 200 Temp. Farm Workers needed 09/01/2014  12/19/2014. 3 months experience hand harvesting a perishable crop. Workers will plant, cultivate, and harvest diversified crops.Worksite in Edgefield Co. SC.Random drug testing at employers expense. *XDUDQWHHGRI contract hours. Free housing provided for non-commuting workers. Transportation & subsistence reimbursed to workers upon completion of 50% of contract, or earlier, if appropriate. Work tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to the worker.$10.00/hr plus applicable piece rate depending on crop activity. Report or send a resume to the nearest SC Employment Security Commission office at 803-641-7640 & ref. job order # 586696 Titan Fruit and VegetableRidge Spring, SC Crew person needed for Lake City and surrounding areas. Weed eating required for this job. Some overnight stay with per diem. $9.00 per hr. starting pay. Apply by phone. Frank 772-528-3778 Epiphany Catholic School seeking Guidance Counselor Please call 752-2320 for more information Experienced Electricians & Helpers needed Apply by Phone 386-752-6082 FULL-TIME COOK II $8.42 perhr 2 yrs experience commercial kitchen cooking preferred. Requirements: HS Diploma/ GED, current First Aid/CPR,dependable transportation. Excellent Benefits, Paid Holidays, Sick/Annual Leave, Health/Dental Apply at: 236 SWColumbia Ave, Lake City OR Apply Online: sv4cs.org E-mail/fax resume to: employment@sv4cs.org Fax (386)754-2220 Call 754-2225 EOE Industrial Maintenance Technician Experience Required in Electrical, Controls and General Millwright/ Mechanical work. Experience in Hydraulics and Pneumatics helpful. Send resume to Maintenance Technician, 3631 US 90 East, Lake City Fl 32055. Processor/Closer: Title agent seeking someone familiar with all aspects of real estate closings. Competitive pay and bonuses. Resume/References to nuttdjs@aol.comREPORTER Classifieds In Print and On Linewww.lakecityreporter.com 

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